China's ambassador to Australia says relations between the two countries are at a new juncture, as ministerial talks resume after a three-year freeze.
In a speech at the Australia-China Friendship Association's national conference in Western Australia, ambassador Xiao Qian said Beijing was willing to work with the federal government to push the relationship between the two countries in the right direction.
His comments come after Defence Minister Richard Marles met with his Chinese counterpart General Wei Fenghe at an international forum in Singapore.
